Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Drugs Flashcards
aspirin drug name
- acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA)
aspirin at low doses MOA
- irreversibly acetylates COX1
- inhibits generation of TXA2
higher doses of aspirin MOA
- inhibit COX2
aspirin used for
- primary and secondary prevention of arterial blockages
examples of arterial blockages
- MI
- stroke
- PVD
aspirin side effects
- GI bleeding
- provoke asthma
- kidney damage
aspirin contraindicated in which population
- children and teenagers with chickenpox or flu symptoms
GI bleeding of aspirin
- inflammation
- peptic ulcer disease
at high doses aspirin can cause
- salicylate toxicity
- tinnitus
warfarin biochemical effect
- vitamin K antagonist
warfarin MOA
- blocks reduction of Vit K
- limits carboxylation of coagulation factors
what stage of vitamin K does warfarin block?
- NEW VITAMIN K
time of effect of warfarin
- not immediate
first three days of warfarin
- brings to hyper coagulable state
how to reverse warfarin hyper coagulable state
- bridging anticoagulant therapies
hyper coagulable state worse in patients with
- protein C deficiency
- vitamin K deficiency
warfarin used for treatment of
- VTE
warfarin used for prevention of
- thrombosis on mechanical heart valves
- embolic strokes in patient with Afib
how do we measure warfarin dosing
- measure INR weekly to start
what do we want the IR to be for warfarin
- between 2-3
drug food interactions of warfarin
- maintain steady amount of vitamin K containing foods
drug-drug interactions of warfarin
- drugs that interfere with CYP enzymes
- antibiotics
monitoring warfarin at therapeutic levels
- follow PT/INR
warfarin at toxic levels has what effect on the aPTT
- prolonged
warfarin effect on PFA-100
- no effect
side effects of warfarin
- alopecia
- osteoporoesis
- bleeding
- warfarin skin necrosis
how does someone get warfarin skin necrosis?
- vitamin K deficient
- protein C deficiency without bridging
warfarin skin necrosis effects the
- microvascular thrombosis
- fatty tissues
warfarin and pregnancy
- warfarin is a teratogen
warfarin and lactating women
- okay for lactating women
warfarin reversal
- vitamin K
- prothrombin complex concentrates (PCC)
PCC composed of
- factor 2, 7, 9, 10
composition of animal derived heparin
- polysaccharide with variable sulfated residues
variation in polysaccharide sequence and length and degree of sulfation in heparin make it
- heterogenous
- each dose different and impacts each individual differently